FNUS75 KSLC 071201
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
501 AM MST MON NOV 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...ENOUGH MOISTURE LINGERS IN WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS STORM
TO KEEP A MENTION OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THIS MORNING. THESE WILL BE PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY NORTHERLY
FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE BANKING UP AGAINST THE PINE VALLEY
MTNS. THIS SAID...LOW CLOUDS AND VALLEY FOG REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS WELL. NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH MORE THAN
A DUSTING OF SNOW THIS MORNING...IF THAT...AND NORTHERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SURFACE AFTER 1100 AND GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT WITH DIURNAL
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY 2200. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
MIXING POTENTIAL WITH CLEARING INDICES ANTICIPATED TO FALL WELL
BELOW 500...AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT CI VALUES WILL REMAIN SUB 500
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1100.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
  MIN HUMIDITY........62-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST TO EAST DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                      15 MPH AFTER 1500.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
  MAX HUMIDITY........87-89 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......130.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
  MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH WINDS
                      5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111107.SANTA.01/SLC

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